MANY TAKES PART IN A LOTTERY, ONLY ONE WINS

They talk about an eye for the game. Should you also talk about an eye for driving, a natural ability to find the best driving line and realise what braking causes in different situations?

– Absolutely. Everybody develop if they repeat enough but I also believe that there is talent. Someone can learn to reach a certain level and some other can already be there when he starts and continue somewhere else where the other one never will reach, Masa describes.

Kimi Räikkönen is a driver talent, everybody has agreed upon that, even those who have been doubtful about his quick progress to F1.

Fysiotherapist Jukka Viitasaari who has tuned the slim Kimi during last months into a young man who is more tougher than an arrow goes totally reckless. Viitasaari has worked a lot with drivers but he compares Kimi to Mozart, a genious in his own profession who can play any instrument: cello, violin, piano - everything goes and everything plays.

Without even coughing Kimi jumped from a 185-horsepowered Formula Renault into an 800-horsepowered F1-car.

– Kimi has always stood out somehow and he has been picked and taken forward because of his driving skills and showings, we really didn't have the money and we haven't bought Kimi one single seat, Paula Räikkönen says realistically.

It was a surprise for those in the Sauber-team how efficiently and analytically Kimi is able to tell what kind of setups he wants to the car and why.

– Ever since Kimi learned to walk he has fumbled with all kinds of gadgets. I don't think that anybody can make a fast car for anyone. Everybody wants a bit different setups and you have to be able to tell what it feels like and what might cause it, Matti explains.

Kimi was in technical school's car-department for 1,5 year until he had to leave school for other engagements. Many of his class mates didn't even know what the guy was doing - which tells a lot about the young man's character.

Concentration and self-confidence are in the right place in Kimi. He often says: you should not bow in front of pictures, "we all eat the same oatmeal".

ps:The hat off in front of you little Kimi !


source:KR forum